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UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER WHITE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

WATER-CLOS ET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 1\ `|V'o.261,974, datedAugust 1, 1882. Application filed February 4, l882. (No model.)

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, PETER WHITE, of St.

Louis, Missouri, have made a new and useful Improvement inWater-Closets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making part ot'this specification, in which- Figure l is a view in perspective of theimproved closet; Fig. 2, a vertical section taken on the line :c :c ofFig. 3; Fig. 3, a vertical section taken on the line y y of Fig. 2; Fig.4, a section similar to that of Fig. 3, but showing the valve lifted,and the latter, as well as the float-lever, being in side elevation.

The same letters denote the same parts.

The present invention relates to the construction ot' the bowl portion"of the closet, to the manner of constructing the dischargevalve andparts immediately therewith connected, to the closet-trunk, and to themode of associating the float and the discharge-valve.

The closet A, having the present improvement, is of the flushing kind.

The bowl Bis composite, consisting of an inner part, b, of earthen,stone, or glass ware, and an outer part, b', of a stronger material,such as cast-iron. The outer part is a. protection to the inner part,and in case the inner part is cracked or broken the outer part serves toretain the contents ofthe closet. So far as the shape of the bowl isconcerned it may be of any desired form.

C represents the water-suppl y valve, the water entering the valve at cand passing from the valve through the pipe D, and entering the bowl atd d.

E represents the valve for discharging the contents of the closet. Itsnoticeable feature is its being hollow, and for the purpose of providing an overtlow-outlet incase too much water is admitted to the bowl B, inwhich case the water passes into the valve at c, thence downward throughthe valve and out therefrom at c' and intothe trunk F. To prevent gasfrom passing through the valve E into the closet, a cup, G, is attachedto the valve-stem E' above the valve, the lower edge, g, of the cupcoming below the top c of the valve, forming a trap, for, after closingthe dischargevalve E iu the seat E2, the water flows from the bowl intothe valve E at the top c thereof until the water in the closet stands atthe level of the top of the valve E or thereabout, or at least above thelower edge, g, of the cup G in the annular space g between the cup andthe valve.

H represents the oat for operating the supply-valve G, being attached tothe lever It, which in turn is suitably connected with the valve C forthe purpose of opening and closing the latter as the Hoat falls andrises in the' chamber I, the operation of the closet being as follows:To discharge the contents the valve E is lifted from the seat E2. Thecontents then flow from the bowl B through the outlet b2, past the valveE, and linto .the trunk F. The float H sinks vas'the level of the uid islowered in the closet, causing the valve U to open and admit water intothe bowl and closet and until the oat has been floated upward again toits original position, when the supply-valve is closed. In this class ofwater-closets it has been customary to arrange the float directly overthe discharge-valve; This is objectionable in that the iioat and valveare liable to interfere. The difficulty is avoided by arran ging the oatVentirely at the side of the discharge-valve in the chamber I, as shown,and extending the lever 71J past the valve E to the The trunk F is madedetachable from the upper part of the closet, enabling it to be usedwith other forms of closets. It has a vent, f, through which the gascollecting in the trunk can suitably escape. `There is also a vent atf,through which the gas can escape from the chambers I l', wherein thedischargevalve and oat are operated. VThe partition b3 of the bowl B isextended downward sufficiently to come below the level at which thetluid stands in the bowl B and ehambersI Iand to prevent the passageofgas from the chamber Iinto the bowl B. The shell b, the shell of thechamber I', wherein the discharge-valve works, and the shell of thechamber I, wherein the float operates, constitute a single casting, theshape-of which, as shown, enables the part b to be inserted in placetherein.

I claim- Y 1. The combination, inthe closetA, of thehol- IOO Qemmi lowand empty discharge-valve E, having inlet e and covered-by cap Gr, withthe float H, lever h, and chamber I, substantially as set forth.

2. In a water-closet, the combination ofchamhers I, having;` ventf', anddischarge and float valves, as described, with trunk F, having vent f,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In combination with Vchamber I, adjoinro ing bowl B, and providedwith valve E, the vertical and detachable trunk F, having vent f,substantially as set forth.

PETER WHITE.

Witnesses:

C. D. MOODY, CHARLES PICKLEs.

